Episodes

Darren and Dylan explore the comedy career of Bobby Slayton, examining the world of stand-up comedy from the 1970s until today. We also expand on the recurring theme of political correctness, comedic intent, comedic content and its changes over time from the perspective of particular comedians. Also Bobby calls Darren "Goober."

Fantastic conversation with the exceptionally brilliant and talented performer Emery Emery. We discuss comedy in great detail, the current social climate and how comedy interacts with it, alternative and unconventional comedy, sleight of hand artist Johnny Thompson, and so much more. This is the first in a series that will continue throughout the life of the podcast. I would imagine at least three parts.

In this episode we welcome the great Paul Provenza. It is a wide ranging discussion about comedy culture, the politics of cable television, and Paul’s brilliant show The Green Room, which massively influenced the original Couch podcast and continues to influence me today. You can find Paul on Twitter @PaulProvenza. Get episodes of The Green Room online. Clips of the episodes we discussed are below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0vB1TgOjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2pG4ET4jAk...

This was so much fun. Lew Schneider is a television writer and former stand-up comedian. Phil Rosenthal created a very funny show that Lew wrote on called Everybody Loves Raymond. Phil also has a great Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil. We talk about the Raymond writer’s room, food, comedy, food, and just basically shoot the shit. Enjoy!

Dylan Brody and I speak with Marc Hershon and Tyson Saner from the Succotash Show soundcast. Succotash was very supportive of the original podcast and I have always loved what they do. Following that, there is a recap of the first few episodes of Couch Revisited, the vision and evolution of Couch Revisited, and where it goes from here. If you are into the nuts and bolts of podcasting, a snippet from the Wild West of the comedy podcast days, hell, if you just want to hear some great...

There are fewer people in the world I enjoy talking to more than Patrick Carlin. There is a backstory in this episode from the original Couch podcast, which led to a conversation about music streaming and piracy. But really, it's all about Patrick. For those who are really big fans, please do a "fuck" count. We say it a lot. Did I mention that Couch Revisited is now a part of the Active Voice Productions world? Well I am mentioning it now! https://www.activevoiceproductions.com/couch Also,...

Craig Shoemaker is one of the funniest stand-up comedians I have ever experienced live. His shows are always sold out. They all end with standing ovations. Craig is also an author, podcaster, radio personality, and tv writer. This was meant to be an interview about that. Apparently, Dylan and Craig had an altercation on social media years ago that touched on things like comedic authenticity, politically correct comedy, comedic intent. And it just rolled from there. This is one of those...

So, my original upload of this post was total wrong. I see myself as a glass half broken kinda guy. There were some technical difficulties (par for the couch) after a fantastic and hilarious conversation with me, Kelly, Patrick, and Dylan. Recorder puked and I only got about half. My original promo was, yeah, sorry you missed the whole thing. Fuck it listen anyway. In reality, we really get into a lot of Couch history, booking guests, the devolution of Twitter, and address the rumor that...

This is a great episode. Paul and I talk about everything from politics, Kids In The Hall, Twitter culture, self-analysis, and of course his first visit to the Couch, when I had no clue what I was doing. The fact that there were technical issues also made it Classic Couch. Also read his book, One Dumb Guy, available everywhere.

I love Lew. Probably one of the funniest people on the planet for someone with my sense of humor. Only agreed to sit on the couch after listening to Bobby Slayton admonish me on a prior episode. Pity visit, but I'll take it.